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finding bread products
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why did i write a post finding bread products
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i did an post cereal and so i am not going to go back over those. i am going
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what else do we need to think when picking a bread
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“12 grain” especially if the word is nowhere in sight! it just means it is made up of more than one grain but none of them are
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enter the container hack of finding a loaf of bread that is low enough in calories to have
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dave's does have a power seed bread that is calories
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this brand is available at most stores
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this is aldi's store brand
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i have seen this brand in sprout's health food stores
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finding products: pita bread and wraps
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the same things apply to things like pita bread and wraps. if you find a brand where the calories can give you more
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my all-time favorite brand of pita is joseph's. a regular sized pita is just calories. that means on “pizza night” i can have 2 personal pita pizzas
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they even have pita pockets that make the cutest snacks and you have 5 of them
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i usually find them at walmart. they are usually on the bread aisle
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these wraps are great and fit all of the criteria too
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flat-outs are easy to find too! 1y
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aldis carries a fit and active wrap that is big and only 1y
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finding bread products that haven't been mentioned yet…
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grain muffins
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there are sandwich thins
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walmart brand hamburger and hot dog buns both are a bun
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there are other wraps/tortillas that are options too
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what tortillas are approved
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corn is a grain. so corn tortillas are almost all approved. our list says and most brands fit into the calorie window
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sometimes you come across a “thin” version of them
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if you have never used “raw” corn tortillas you might be disappointed
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flour tortillas are approved but i have trouble finding one that is enough to fit in the calorie window. often i cut the right size out of an oversized one
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crackers
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the next few things on our list “crackers
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because we know that as long as the cracker has grain that we have them
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less of sugar -under 130 calories. this brand fits all of those criteria. 2 full would = 1y
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are there any other approved crackers
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even the ones of this brand are clean
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these are mini-sized and i would have of them
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i know there is no way i covered every product out there that you see. what i hope i have done is taken some of the mystery out of how to go grocery shopping
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i am working my way through all the processed foods on our lists
2019
september 26
55 lbs
after losing and living this lifestyle
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this post is not options. that will have to be its own post
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what those calories
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our list gives us an amount
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i have referenced a chart in a number of my posts because it is an important of research into our containers
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what number do i use regularly? calories most of the time
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what does all this have to do
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i am going to talk those stretching products the most because those are the kinds that most of us are looking for
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is this considered “hacking” the system
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yes
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even 4 of them are 1y
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some generic version of them. they are 10ish calories
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my next go-to is triscuits and of them is 120 calories
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the next few things i want to touch on is waffles and pancakes. we are usually talking the variety and our list says “whole grain
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note the wording on the front of vs. the ingredient list. “made
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but you find brands
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i have a post how to shop